Many theoretical and methodological efforts have been made to extend the disciplinary field of architecture and urbanism from the urban in the traditional sense to the larger territorial scales of contemporary urbanisation. This paperdiscusses the ways of studying the dispersed and polymorphic urban form that still needs to be understood. The discourse is developed around the situated learning model adequate for understanding the planetary urbanisation theory and the dispersed city. The learning model is applied inside the Urbanisation in the Western Balkan Countries course at the master's studies in Architecture and Urbanism (University of Banja Luka). The situated learning model engages students in the research of real-life context, culture and situation, and therefore, connects the theories of large-scale urbanisation with the inquiry about familiar space. Furthermore, the learning approach advocates an inquiry-based strategy to learning about urbanisation and a dispersed urban form in theoretical courses. The course employs the techniques typically taught in design studios, such as mapping, collage imagery and three-dimensional modelling. The paper could contribute to the considerations on the education of architects as professionals that will deal with the growing scales of contemporary urbanisation, specifically in the Western Balkan countries..
Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci I Arhitektonsko-građevinsko-geodetski fakultet University of Banja Luka I Faculty of architecture, civil engineering and geodesy ISSN 2303-6036 UDK I UDC 72 AGG+ časopis za arhitekturu, građevinarstvo, geodeziju i srodne naučne oblasti ACEG+ Journal for Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geodesy and other related scientific fields
016-030Pregledni naučni rad I Review paper UDK I UDC 725.4.025(497.6 RS)
Many regions worldwide are faced with the problem of shrinkage, manifested through demographic decline, economic loss, and perforation of the urban tissue. Starting from the assumption that the shrinking phenomenon is present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the research deals with the diagnosis of the shrinking condition in urban and rural areas of the northwest region of the country. In the light of the shrinkage problems, the chapter defines a new alternative model—e-co—which should enable the recovery from the crisis and restore the vitality of the region. The chance for recovery is recognized in the processes of rural urbanization and urban ruralization, the integration of rural values and urban advantages, the modern globality, and traditional locality.
This paper points to the possibility of codification of urban planning and
application of physical regulation standards in urban form design to
establish such instruments of guidance as will ensure the recognition,
appreciation and development of local urban identity. The purpose of
establishing general principles and making quality recommendations that would
aim at urban form design regulation and be implemented as qualitative
criteria and regulation standards is to propose a methodology for the
rehabilitation of the City of Banja Luka?s identity applicable to similar
cities in the region, with due adjustments to allow for contextual
specificity, with the possibility of coordinated regional city development.
The discontinuity in the urban development of Banja Luka and other cities in
the region has jeopardised the inherent characteristics of their identities,
resulting in reduced recognisability and impaired integrity. This study
covers the period since the beginning of Banja Luka?s guided urban
development (Austro-Hungarian administration, 1878), which should allow a
review of its urban morphogenesis and an understanding of its key elements,
as well as identification of the general principles and rules of urban form
regulation as laid down in the local ordinance and planning legacy.
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